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Steubenville school superintendent resigns, charges dropped

Jury selection in the trial of suspended Steubenville schools superintendent Mike McVey was to begin Monday, but the Ohio Attorney General's office agreed to dismiss all pending charges against him following his resignation.

Jury selection in the trial of suspended Steubenville schools superintendent Mike McVey was to begin Monday, but the Ohio Attorney General's office agreed to dismiss all pending charges against him following his resignation.

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Updated: 5:54 PM EST Jan 12, 2015

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WEBVTT WAS SET TO BEGIN, THE CASE WAS DISMISSED. PITTSBURGH "ACTION 4 NEWS" REPORTER BOB MAYO EXPLAINS WHY. Reporter: THE STEUBENVILLE SCHOOL BOARD WILL BEGIN TAKING UP THEIR MEETING FOR THEIR PART IN THIS DEAL. HE SAID HE DID NOT COVER UP THE RAPE CASE. BUT THE DEAL BRINGS THE CASE IT A CLOSE. MICHAEL McVEIN KEEPS HIS RECORD CLEAN BUT LOSES HIS JOB, CLAIMS OF DELETING E-MAILS AND COVERING UP INFORMATION WHILE INVESTIGATING THE RAPE OF A HIGH SCHOOL GIRL BY TWO FOOTBALL PLAYERS. SPECIFICALLY YOUR HONOR, WE CAN SHOW THAT DEMAILS WERE DELETED FROM THE COMMUTER. WE CAN SHOW THAT THE COMPUTER WAS WIPED. AS McVEIGH LISTENED, HIS DEFENSE LAWYER COUNTERED. WE HAVE EXPERTS THAT SAY THERE WAS NO WIPING. WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR, THAT WE HAVE INTERVIEWED ALL OF THE WITNESSES. BUT IN THE END, ABSENT PROOF OF WHAT McVEIGH DELETED FROM HIS COMPUTER, HE IS GIVING UP HIS JOB, A DEAL THAT BOTH SIDES AND THE JUDGE ACCEPT. IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE NOT MET BY YOU, THAT IN FACT THIS CAN BE REBROUGHT, DO YOU UNDERSTAND? YES YOUR HONOR. YOU AGREE WITH THE CONDITIONS? YES. SOME RESIDENTS THINK A TRIAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN HAD, GUILT OR INNOCENCE. THERE WAS A GIRL RAPED. HE NEEDS TO BE PUNISHED LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. HE WAS PART OF IT. NOT LITERALLY PART OF IT, BUT HE TRIED TO COVER IT UP. PUT ON TRIAL. AND HOPING YOU CAN JUST DISREGARD THINGS LIKE THAT. THE MEETING TO BE HELD WITHIN THE HOUR HERE IN STEUBENVILLE IS TO TAKE UP THE LEGAL AND PERSONNEL MATTERS COMING OUT OF

Steubenville school superintendent resigns, charges dropped

Jury selection in the trial of suspended Steubenville schools superintendent Mike McVey was to begin Monday, but the Ohio Attorney General's office agreed to dismiss all pending charges against him following his resignation.